aifd.cc or AIFD Newsletter March 15, 2019 AIFD will not be meeting at Hancock Rec Center on Friday, March 15. We hope to see you at the San Antonio Folk Dance Festival!!! Not receiving this newsletter directly from AIFD? Let us add you to the distribution. AIFD upcoming events (See complete list) March 14 - 17: San Antonio Folk Dance Festival!!! Details and Registration Reminder: In support of SAFDF, AIFD will not be meeting at Hancock Rec Center on Friday, March 15th. Link of the week: Uzori San Antonio Folk Dance Festival 2017. Other dance links AIFD:(Contact & Board page) AIFD Code of Conduct. AIFD upcoming events. World's words - updated by Misi. Become a member of AIFD. Archive of dance notes - compiled by Franklin Houston. Newsletter archive - since May 19, 2012. AIFD's live music compensation policy. AIFD's photo albums. AIFD Youtube channel. AIFD Featured in City of Austin Video about HRC. Other groups: (complete list) Texas International Folk Dancers Austin Friends of Traditional Music Austin Scandinavian Dance and Music Jam 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Free: Check the Scandi website for schedule details. Csardas Hungarian Dancers Mondays, 7-9:45, HRC, backroom, free. No partner necessary, we rotate often. Austin Barn Dancers Wednesdays, 7:30-10pm, Hancock Rec Center. Enjoy this American dance form. All dances taught and called. Music provided by LOCO (Local On-Call Orchestra) - an open band, where anyone is welcome to come and play. Contact Dale Rempert at dale.rempert@gmail.com or visit austinbarndancers.org for more information. Contradance English Country Dance 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 7:30-9:30 McPhail Dance Studio, 8018 Mesa Drive. If you are new to ECD or want to review the basics, please arrive before 7:15 to participate in our newcomers’ session. We are also on Facebook Texas Folklife Clickety Cloggers - Austin Upcoming "Other Dance" features A list of non-AIFD events you may be interested in: Wednesdays, March 13 & 27: 2nd & 4th Wednesday Scandi Jam!! 7:30 - 9:45 pm, Hancock Recreation Center Back Room. Free. Saturday, March 16: 3rd Saturday Contra!! 7pm - 10pm, Life in the City, 205 East Monroe St. (off South Congress). LIVE MUSIC: Rosin the Bow; Elise Bright (fiddle), Carol Whitaker (flute), Jay Puryear (bodhran), Stewart Rose (guitar) and and special guest Vanessa Gordon (fiddle and piano). CALLING: Marc Airhart. Visit www.taada.us for more info. Thursday, March 21st: Dance prints. On Thursday, March 21 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, the Blanton Museum is having a Pop-Up Exhibition of prints depicting dance. It's part of their Third Thursday, so admission is free, though people will have to pay to park. Sunday, March 24: 4th Sunday Contra!! 1:30pm - 4:30pm, United Campus Ministry Wesley Center, 510 N Guadalupe St, San Marcos, TX 78666. MUSIC: TBA. CALLING: Chris Broad. $10 | $9 for TAADA Members | $6 for Students. More info at www.taada.us. April 5-7: "Not Just Oom-Pah" Accordion Workshop and Concert. April 5: Free concert, Central Market North, 6:30-9. April 6-7: Workshop, Lamar Senior Activities Center, $175 for accordionists (includes all materials and lunch each day), $60 for Non-accordionists (Includes lunch each day). April 7, 2-4pm: Free folk dance session. Lamar Senior Activities Center. For complete details, including contacts and registration, check out the event flier, Vjeverica.com, or notjustoompah.org. If you would like to be removed from our newsletter distribution, please notify us at newsletter_editor@aifd.cc